September 15, 2024 – The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
17 Pentecost 19B: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 116:1-8; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Caesarea Phillipi was a difficult and somewhat dangerous place for Jesus and his disciples to have a conversation about his identity. It was outside of the Galilean district, way up […]
September 8, 2024 – The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. In scripture we read about two men who betray Jesus. One of which is Judas. Judas betrays Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He turns him in to the […]
August 25, 2024 – The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Psalm 34: 9-14; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-6 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Jesus and Judas–we don’t talk that much about this combination outside of Holy Week mainly because we associate the betrayal of Jesus with the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane when Judas arrives with the Temple authority to arrest […]
August 11, 2024 – The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
I Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Ephesus was one of the premier cities of Asia Minor—modern day Turkey. It hosted a major economic port, a cultural and intellectual center, and a significantly wealthy population. For an ancient city it knew significant comforts like running water, clean streets, and good […]
August 4, 2024 – The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Exodus 16:2-4,9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. I’m sure some of you here this morning are Braves baseball fans, and you have heard me talk about how following this team helped me navigate some uncomfortable times in my youth. During […]
July 28, 2024 – The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-19; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. Over the last year or so, Allison has begun to make many of the bread products we use at home herself. She bakes regular loaves of bread, muffins, buns, cookies, etc. She seems […]
July 21, 2024 – The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer “They were like sheep without a shepherd” … “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter”… “The Lord is my shepherd.” I wonder if we are catching on to a theme here. The use of shepherding language in the Old Testament is […]
July 14, 2024 – The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Every so often, as I am sitting in the living room and reading a book, I will begin to hear the high-pitched, scritchy emanations of Joel Osteen. It usually takes a few seconds for the realization to set in—Joel Osteen has somehow wandered into […]
July 7, 2024 – The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 The Rev. Drew Brislin A week ago, Friday, I learned of the death of a high school classmate. I had known this person at least since third grade as we were in cub scouts together and we became even better friends in high school as we were […]
June 30, 2024 – The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Lamentations 3:21-33; Psalm 30; II Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Marquese wanted to be known as Mark. It wasn’t that he was ashamed of his name, on the contrary, he was rather proud of it and proud of his mother who had named him Marquese. But he did feel that “quese” made him sound […]